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Secondary amenorrhea is:
a) failure to begin menstruation by age 20
b) menarche failure
c) increased myometrial vasculature constriction
d) the absence of menstruation following menarche |
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What is the likely pathophysiology of PMS?
a) elevated prolactin values cause salt and water retention
b) elevated aldosterone values cause salt and water retention
c) an abnormal nervous, immunologic, vascular, and gastrointestinal response to hormone fluctuations of the menstrual cycle likely occurs
d) both a and b |
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Acute PID:
a) primarily affects males
b) is usually caused by viruses
c) never causes peritonitis
d) involves the epididymis
e) may cause infertility or tubular pregnancy |
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Anovulatory cycles having prolonged estrogen levels and absence of progesterone production are found in:
a) cervical cancer
b) corpus luteum cysts
c) adenomyosis
d) endometrial hyperplasia
e) both b and c |
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Depressed T cell function is associated with:
a) follicular cysts
b) endometrial polyps
c) leiomyomas
d) adenomyosis
e) endometriosis |
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A 42 year old retired prostitute who became sexually active at age 14 is at risk of development of:
a) endometriosis
b) cervical carcinoma
c) breast cancer
d) uterine carcinoma |
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Polycystic ovary syndrome is:
a) the most common cause of infertility in the USA
b) associated with hyperinsulinemia
c) sometimes a precursor of endometrial carcinoma
d) a, b and c |
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Endometriosis:
a) involves the ectopic endometrium responding to hormonal fluctuations of the menstrual cycle
b) occurs primarily in the pleural cavity
c) causes infertility in most women having the disorder
d) does not reoccur after treatment |
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Phimosis is:
a) thickening of the fascia in the erectile tissue of the corpora cavernosa
b) the condition in which a retracted foreskin cannot be moved forward
c) a condition in which the foreskin cannot be retracted
d) caused by poor hygiene and chronic infection
e) both c and d |
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A varicocele is an intrascrotal disorder:
a) that results in a collection of fluid within the tunica vaginalis
b) that occurs because of independent or congenitally absent valves in the spermatic vein
c) located between the head of the epididymis and the testis
d) that does not interfere with spermatogenesis |
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Cryptorchidism is:
a) underdevelopment of the testes
b) the absence of scrotal support
c) relieved by scrotal support
d) failure of the testes to descend into the scrotum |
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The infectious cause of orchitis is:
a) streptococci
b) gonococci
c) chlamydial organisms
d) mumps virus |
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Which organisms can cause epididymitis?
a) Enterobacteriacea
b) Neisseria gonorrhoeae
c) Chlamydia trachomatis
d) all of the above
e) none of the above |
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In BPH, enlargement of the periurethral tissue of the prostate causes:
a) obstruction of the urethra
b) inflammation of the testis
c) decreased urinary outflow from the bladder
d) abnormal dilation of a vein within the spermatic cord
e) tension of the spermatic cord and testis |
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Recurrent UTIs in the male cause:
a) orchitis
b) balanitis
c) epididymitis
d) chronic bacterial prostatitis
e) nonbacterial prostatisis |
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A symptom or sign of late-stage, metastic prostatic cancer is:
a) a slow urinary stream
b) frequency of urination
c) incomplete emptying
d) mental confusion associated with brain metastases
e) a , b and c |
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Male sexual dysfunction may be caused by:
a) infection around the introitus
b) diabetes mellitus
c) infected hymenal remnants
d) none of the above |
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